Home / 56,613.62-84,920.43-25,412.42

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 56,613.62, 84,920.43 and 25,412.42

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 56,613.62, 84,920.43 and 25,412.42 is: 38,118.63

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    56,613.62 : 84,920.43 = 25,412.42 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    56,613.62/84,920.43 = 25,412.42/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    56,613.62x = 84,920.43 × 25,412.42
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    56,613.62x = 2,158,033,633.74
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,158,033,633.74/56,613.62
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,118.63

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.